My Initiate had enough skill points to get his both his perception and disarm trap to Expert level.

But...to become expert disarm he must first become a scholar.

So off I go to Thjorgard City where I know there is:
a) Training to Perception expert for my Initiate.
b) A nice easy quest to get him to Scholar.
c) Training to Expert disarm once he is a scholar.

First I look for the person to give the expert perception...no sign of him/her.
But I find the lady ready to give the training to Expert disarm once I have the initiate up graded to scholar.
She is nice and conveniently hanging around near the place where I get the Scholar quest/promo.

So off I go and check the color of the dam lizard thingy and report back.

I see the lady in the green dress still waiting outside ready to give me my Disarm Expertise.

In goes Initiate out come Scholar...

Would you believe it .Grrrrr!
The woman in the green dress is still where she was.. but has changed her name and profession from Barabell A'Dorad Disarm Trap to Eilinoir A'Mor Perception. So I take my scholar to expert perception...but now nowhere to be found is...Barabell A'Dorad Disarm Trap ???

Now I suppose I have to wait until either she reappears/changes again or until I get through the pass to Frosgard.